Charging in Erfurt: After two thefts, finally caught!

Charging in Erfurt: After two thefts, finally caught!

Erfurt Hauptbahnhof, Deutschland - At the Erfurt Central Station, the federal police arrested a 40-year-old man who became the thief twice in the same area on Monday. Like Gotha Aktuell , the German initially committed a theft in a shop in the afternoon. However, his second attempt to steal another piece of goods in the evening went wrong: the federal police put him after the second theft. The officials not only found the current stolen goods, but also the thieves from the first theft and a handlebar knife with a blade length of over ten centimeters. The entire value of the stolen goods was around 40 euros.

The situation at the main train station, where thefts have always occurred lately, is not an isolated case. Only recently, on June 26, Presseportal From an incident in which two men stole drinks in one shop and fled. It turned out that the two perpetrators, a 27-year-old Libyer and an 18-year-old Syrian, acted together with a 21-year-old Tunisian. This act was also reported to the federal police and the stolen estate could be returned. While the perpetrators had a knife with them, criminal charges were expected against them due to the theft.

increasing numbers of shop theft

The incidents are part of a worrying trend: According to the current police crime statistics, the number of shoplifting in Germany increased by over 23 % and exceeded the 426,000 cases. Trade Association Germany (HDE) therefore calls for more consistent criminal persecution of shoplifts. HDE general manager Stefan Genth emphasizes that shop theft is by no means a trivial and the rule of law has to react actively here.

The number of unreported figure of the unmelded shoplifting steels is over 90 %. This leads to frustration among trading companies, which often do not issue the advertisement at all because they fear that the perpetrators will get away without consequences. The damage caused by shop theft adds up to several billion euros annually, which further tightens the situation and makes it necessary to act together by the police and judiciary.

So the retail trade does a suddenly increasing problem? The combination of numerous repetition offenders and new perpetrators indicates a profound problem that not only affects the dealers, but also could also affect customers' security in the shops.